A little reminder: our next #mattertolife online info session is coming up—join us to learn more about the Integrated MSc/PhD program! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Curious about the #MatterToLife Integrated MSc/PhD program? 🧬
Join one of our upcoming online info sessions to learn more about the program, application process, student life, and living in Germany.
Register now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-sessions
Join one of our upcoming online info sessions to learn more about the program, application process, student life, and living in Germany.
Register now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-sessions
October 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
A little reminder: our next #mattertolife online info session is coming up—join us to learn more about the Integrated MSc/PhD program! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Two new Fellows have joined the #mattertolife network! 🎉
Please join us in welcoming Dora Tang from @uni-saarland.de and Kevin Jahnke from @mpi-mr.bsky.social.
Learn more about them and their research: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/new-faculty-...
📷️ Dora Tang: Katrin Boes
Please join us in welcoming Dora Tang from @uni-saarland.de and Kevin Jahnke from @mpi-mr.bsky.social.
Learn more about them and their research: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/new-faculty-...
📷️ Dora Tang: Katrin Boes
September 24, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Two new Fellows have joined the #mattertolife network! 🎉
Please join us in welcoming Dora Tang from @uni-saarland.de and Kevin Jahnke from @mpi-mr.bsky.social.
Learn more about them and their research: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/new-faculty-...
📷️ Dora Tang: Katrin Boes
Please join us in welcoming Dora Tang from @uni-saarland.de and Kevin Jahnke from @mpi-mr.bsky.social.
Learn more about them and their research: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/new-faculty-...
📷️ Dora Tang: Katrin Boes
Curious about the #MatterToLife Integrated MSc/PhD program? 🧬
Join one of our upcoming online info sessions to learn more about the program, application process, student life, and living in Germany.
Register now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-sessions
Join one of our upcoming online info sessions to learn more about the program, application process, student life, and living in Germany.
Register now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-sessions
September 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Curious about the #MatterToLife Integrated MSc/PhD program? 🧬
Join one of our upcoming online info sessions to learn more about the program, application process, student life, and living in Germany.
Register now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-sessions
Join one of our upcoming online info sessions to learn more about the program, application process, student life, and living in Germany.
Register now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-sessions
Five #MattertoLife PhD candidates attended this years Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Key insight: Nobel Prize winners are human too – with the same doubts we all face.
Read Polina & Sunnatullo's full reflections: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/506818/linda...
Read Polina & Sunnatullo's full reflections: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/506818/linda...
Two Students Reflect on Lindau 2025
PhD candidates Polina and Sunnatullo share their most meaningful moments from the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting—from conversations with Nobel Laureates to discovering the Matter to Life…
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org
September 7, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Five #MattertoLife PhD candidates attended this years Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Key insight: Nobel Prize winners are human too – with the same doubts we all face.
Read Polina & Sunnatullo's full reflections: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/506818/linda...
Read Polina & Sunnatullo's full reflections: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/506818/linda...
Excited to announce our latest paper accepted in JACS!
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water–Oil Interface
Design of microcompartments capable of self-organization via consumption of energy or fuel to power opposable short-range forces is a step toward realization of adaptive cellular materials capable of ...
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Excited to announce our latest paper accepted in JACS!
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
@jacs.acspublications.org
on “Self-Organization of Microcompartments Powered by Enzyme-Driven Solutal Flows at the Water−Oil Interface.”
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
#systemschemistry #SoftMatter #MatterToLife #lifelikesystems
Yong Han Phee joined our group today! He's a #mattertolife student and will do an internship for this semester. Welcome aboard 🎉
April 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Yong Han Phee joined our group today! He's a #mattertolife student and will do an internship for this semester. Welcome aboard 🎉
Considering applying for the #mattertolife URO program but still have questions?
Join one of our upcoming live info sessions to ask us directly! Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to meet former URO participants.
Register now on our website! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-session...
Join one of our upcoming live info sessions to ask us directly! Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to meet former URO participants.
Register now on our website! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-session...
August 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Considering applying for the #mattertolife URO program but still have questions?
Join one of our upcoming live info sessions to ask us directly! Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to meet former URO participants.
Register now on our website! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-session...
Join one of our upcoming live info sessions to ask us directly! Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to meet former URO participants.
Register now on our website! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/info-session...
🔬 Undergraduate Research Opportunities 2027 – applications are now open!
Spend 10 weeks doing funded, hands-on research in a top German #mattertolife Fellow lab at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology.
🗓 Apply until 1 October 2026: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
Spend 10 weeks doing funded, hands-on research in a top German #mattertolife Fellow lab at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology.
🗓 Apply until 1 October 2026: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
August 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🔬 Undergraduate Research Opportunities 2027 – applications are now open!
Spend 10 weeks doing funded, hands-on research in a top German #mattertolife Fellow lab at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology.
🗓 Apply until 1 October 2026: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
Spend 10 weeks doing funded, hands-on research in a top German #mattertolife Fellow lab at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology.
🗓 Apply until 1 October 2026: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
It is a pleasure to welcome another new #mattertolife Fellow to our Lecture Series!
On 15 April at 3 pm Laura Heinen from DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials will join us with an exciting talk on: Synthetic Cells - How to Stay "Alive?"
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On 15 April at 3 pm Laura Heinen from DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials will join us with an exciting talk on: Synthetic Cells - How to Stay "Alive?"
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 2, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It is a pleasure to welcome another new #mattertolife Fellow to our Lecture Series!
On 15 April at 3 pm Laura Heinen from DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials will join us with an exciting talk on: Synthetic Cells - How to Stay "Alive?"
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On 15 April at 3 pm Laura Heinen from DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials will join us with an exciting talk on: Synthetic Cells - How to Stay "Alive?"
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Today is Lab Rotation Presentation Day at #mattertolife! Over the past months, our PhD candidates spread across the labs of our network to gain valuable hands-on research experience – and are now stepping into an exciting new chapter: their Master Thesis! 🙌
March 24, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Today is Lab Rotation Presentation Day at #mattertolife! Over the past months, our PhD candidates spread across the labs of our network to gain valuable hands-on research experience – and are now stepping into an exciting new chapter: their Master Thesis! 🙌
On #InternationalWomensDay our PhD candidate Aysecan shares what resilience, interdisciplinary science, and a pair of running shoes taught her along the way.
Read the full interview here 👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/aysecans-story
#mattertolife #WomenInScience #passionforscience
Read the full interview here 👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/aysecans-story
#mattertolife #WomenInScience #passionforscience
March 8, 2026 at 11:56 AM
On #InternationalWomensDay our PhD candidate Aysecan shares what resilience, interdisciplinary science, and a pair of running shoes taught her along the way.
Read the full interview here 👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/aysecans-story
#mattertolife #WomenInScience #passionforscience
Read the full interview here 👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/aysecans-story
#mattertolife #WomenInScience #passionforscience
Our #mattertolife PhD candidate Christoph Karfusehr will defend his PhD thesis next Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 3 pm.
Register here and join the defense live on Zoom 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here and join the defense live on Zoom 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Our #mattertolife PhD candidate Christoph Karfusehr will defend his PhD thesis next Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 3 pm.
Register here and join the defense live on Zoom 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here and join the defense live on Zoom 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Its a new day..its a new dawn!
Fellows from #mattertolife have convened at Heilbronn to recap the path traversed, give feedback, and brainstorm about what lies ahead.
Lets shape the future that advances the research field and empowers our PhD candidates!
Fellows from #mattertolife have convened at Heilbronn to recap the path traversed, give feedback, and brainstorm about what lies ahead.
Lets shape the future that advances the research field and empowers our PhD candidates!
December 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Its a new day..its a new dawn!
Fellows from #mattertolife have convened at Heilbronn to recap the path traversed, give feedback, and brainstorm about what lies ahead.
Lets shape the future that advances the research field and empowers our PhD candidates!
Fellows from #mattertolife have convened at Heilbronn to recap the path traversed, give feedback, and brainstorm about what lies ahead.
Lets shape the future that advances the research field and empowers our PhD candidates!
A chemist, a biologist, and a physicist walk into a symposium…
Check out our recap of this year's #mattertolife Fall Days! 👉
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/426906/mtl-f...
@graeterlab.bsky.social
@landfesterdept.bsky.social
@weilgroup.bsky.social
Check out our recap of this year's #mattertolife Fall Days! 👉
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/426906/mtl-f...
@graeterlab.bsky.social
@landfesterdept.bsky.social
@weilgroup.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A chemist, a biologist, and a physicist walk into a symposium…
Check out our recap of this year's #mattertolife Fall Days! 👉
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/426906/mtl-f...
@graeterlab.bsky.social
@landfesterdept.bsky.social
@weilgroup.bsky.social
Check out our recap of this year's #mattertolife Fall Days! 👉
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/426906/mtl-f...
@graeterlab.bsky.social
@landfesterdept.bsky.social
@weilgroup.bsky.social
Science at New Heights🏔️ In August, our #mattertolife community headed to the Zugspitze (2,962 m) for a 4-day symposium organized by our PhD candidates Sophia Hampe & Irene Pellini. Read the recap 👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/381440/zugsp...
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Science at New Heights🏔️ In August, our #mattertolife community headed to the Zugspitze (2,962 m) for a 4-day symposium organized by our PhD candidates Sophia Hampe & Irene Pellini. Read the recap 👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/381440/zugsp...
During his Master’s practical training at #mattertolife, Andrey Sysoev joined a collaborative project by Petra Schwille from @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @hendrikdietz.bsky.social from @tum.de, bridging wet-lab work and computational workflows. Read about his experience on our website👉 bit.ly/47Sd0zG
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
During his Master’s practical training at #mattertolife, Andrey Sysoev joined a collaborative project by Petra Schwille from @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @hendrikdietz.bsky.social from @tum.de, bridging wet-lab work and computational workflows. Read about his experience on our website👉 bit.ly/47Sd0zG
We are especially proud that our MtL alumna Anastassiya Schramm is representing #mattertolife on the Max Planck School Day’s stage today 👏🏻
October 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We are especially proud that our MtL alumna Anastassiya Schramm is representing #mattertolife on the Max Planck School Day’s stage today 👏🏻
MPS Day 2025 is on! 🎉 This year’s topic: Science in the Age of AI
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
MPS Day 2025 is on! 🎉 This year’s topic: Science in the Age of AI
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
🌱 New beginnings, fresh faces!
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
New Faculty Members from October 2025
Matter to Life welcomes 18 new Fellows, enhancing innovative research and mentorship opportunities for PhD candidates starting this October.
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌱 New beginnings, fresh faces!
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
Our #mattertolife Fall Days have just started 👏🏻 Thank you @mpip-mainz.mpg.de for hosting us!
@graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social
@graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Our #mattertolife Fall Days have just started 👏🏻 Thank you @mpip-mainz.mpg.de for hosting us!
@graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social
@graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social
👏 Join us in welcoming the newest #mattertolife PhD candidates who are embarking on the Masters/PhD program with us. From over 10 countries and different disciplines, their strength would be their diversity. All the best 🚀
#maxplanckschools #WelcomeStudents #InterdisciplinaryResearch
#maxplanckschools #WelcomeStudents #InterdisciplinaryResearch
September 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
👏 Join us in welcoming the newest #mattertolife PhD candidates who are embarking on the Masters/PhD program with us. From over 10 countries and different disciplines, their strength would be their diversity. All the best 🚀
#maxplanckschools #WelcomeStudents #InterdisciplinaryResearch
#maxplanckschools #WelcomeStudents #InterdisciplinaryResearch
How to build life from non-living components? Or perhaps a blueprint of #MatterToLife!
syntheticcell.eu/a-recipe-for...
Check out the recent study from @boekhovenlab.bsky.social and @hniederho.bsky.social, @tum.de
www.cell.com/chem/fulltex...
syntheticcell.eu/a-recipe-for...
Check out the recent study from @boekhovenlab.bsky.social and @hniederho.bsky.social, @tum.de
www.cell.com/chem/fulltex...
A recipe for synthetic cells: non-biological components, a pinch of evolution and then... life?
The Boekhoven Lab recently engineered a cell-like system capable of producing offspring, a key prerequisite for Darwinian evolution.
syntheticcell.eu
July 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How to build life from non-living components? Or perhaps a blueprint of #MatterToLife!
syntheticcell.eu/a-recipe-for...
Check out the recent study from @boekhovenlab.bsky.social and @hniederho.bsky.social, @tum.de
www.cell.com/chem/fulltex...
syntheticcell.eu/a-recipe-for...
Check out the recent study from @boekhovenlab.bsky.social and @hniederho.bsky.social, @tum.de
www.cell.com/chem/fulltex...
Why do things stick?
The physics of adhesion and adsorption in biological systems as explained by #MatterToLife Fellow Prof. Karin Jacobs from @uni-saarland.de
av.tib.eu/media/67581
The physics of adhesion and adsorption in biological systems as explained by #MatterToLife Fellow Prof. Karin Jacobs from @uni-saarland.de
av.tib.eu/media/67581
Why do things stick? The physics of adhesion and adsorption in biological systems
"Sticking" is a sloppy description that does not include an explanation why two objects stay together. In biological systems, the terms adhesion, adsorption or "tethering" are used. However, when cova...
av.tib.eu
June 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Why do things stick?
The physics of adhesion and adsorption in biological systems as explained by #MatterToLife Fellow Prof. Karin Jacobs from @uni-saarland.de
av.tib.eu/media/67581
The physics of adhesion and adsorption in biological systems as explained by #MatterToLife Fellow Prof. Karin Jacobs from @uni-saarland.de
av.tib.eu/media/67581
A unique publication indeed! What started as an assignment for a course turned to a publication. Congratulations to the all the authors. We are proud to have @heikeboehm.bsky.social as part of our #MattertoLife faculty, who has empowered and guided the students.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
Frontiers | First contact: an interdisciplinary guide into decoding H5N1 influenza virus interactions with glycosaminoglycans in 3D respiratory cell models
The human respiratory system is vulnerable to viral infections. The influenza virus family alone accounts for one billion reported cases annually, some of wh...
www.frontiersin.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A unique publication indeed! What started as an assignment for a course turned to a publication. Congratulations to the all the authors. We are proud to have @heikeboehm.bsky.social as part of our #MattertoLife faculty, who has empowered and guided the students.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
In this latest work from #MatterToLife PhD candidate, Florian Auberman, in the group of Joachim Spatz, they have developed a microfluidc platform to better understand the heterogeneity of NK cells, which in turn will help immunotherapy.
maint.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
maint.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
maint.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In this latest work from #MatterToLife PhD candidate, Florian Auberman, in the group of Joachim Spatz, they have developed a microfluidc platform to better understand the heterogeneity of NK cells, which in turn will help immunotherapy.
maint.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
maint.onlinelibrary.wiley.com